Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 937 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (Reduce, reuse, recycle): Reduce = use less · reuse = use again · recycle = break down and remake. Renewable: sun, wind, water, biogas, waves. Non-renewable: coal, petrol, diesel, natural gas. Count savings with × and ÷: bags per week × weeks, bottles ÷ bottles per bench.

1. 1.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt cans into new cans (c) switch off unused lights (d) give old books away
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
3. 3.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
5. 5.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
7. 7.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) give old books away (c) reuse gift paper (d) fix a dripping tap
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
11. 11.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
13. 13.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
14. 14.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) buy less packaging (d) use a jar as a pen stand
15. 15.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) buy less packaging (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt cans into new cans
16. 16.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
18. 18.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
20. 20.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) melt cans into new cans (c) reuse gift paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) buy less packaging (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
24. 24.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
25. 25.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) carry a cloth bag
28. 28.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
29. 29.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
33. 33.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) plant in old tyres (c) print on both sides (d) use a jar as a pen stand
34. 34.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2100 bottles?
36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
37. 37.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
38. 38.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) sunlight
39. 39.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

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